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Mehbooba urges Modi to prioritise dialogue over military escalation

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti has expressed hope that the understanding reached between Pakistan and India to stop all military actions against each other would have a permanent effect.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Mehbooba, who visited border villages in Baramulla, talking to reporters said, “I pray to the Almighty that this ceasefire becomes a permanent thing as innocent people lose their lives and homes in case of a conflict”.

“It takes time to deescalate. We should not be jumping and be the militant type over everything,” she added when asked about violations within hours of the military understanding on Saturday. It takes time to deescalate a situation when the armies of the two countries are eyeball to eyeball, she further said.

The PDP president said the situation was bad in the border districts of Kashmir and no better in Poonch, Rajouri and Jammu districts.

In an apparent attack on the warmongering by the Modi regime and its media, she said, “Those who beat the drums of war don’t hear our children weep. They don’t see our parents breaking under the weight of fear and loss. We need homes, not bunkers. We want our children to grow — not be buried. The warmongering must stop”.

Reflecting on her visit to the LoC near Uri, she said, “I met the families who fled their homes overnight with nothing but trauma. Men, women and children — all scarred by conflict — are simply longing for the right to live without fear. This pain is not political; it is deeply human. And it is unbearable.”Mehbooba said Kashmir could not afford another war. “It’s time to stop turning it into a battlefield. Give peace a chance — our children’s future depends on it.

Extending her appeal to the national leadership, Mehbooba urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other decision-makers to prioritise dialogue over military escalation.

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